Contract CAD Engineer

Contract CAD Engineer - Mechanical Duration:         6-month rolling contract Immediate start available Contract opportunity for a CAD Engineer / Mechanical Engineer to work with the R&D/ Engineering team on a key new project, supporting a next generation product. As Mechanical Engineer / CAD Engineer / CAD Technician you will use both your 2D and 3D CAD skills to support the development of cost effective and sustainable designs for key customers. As such, you will need a working knowledge of CAD software, proven MS Excel skills along with an excellent problem-solving mind-set. To support the project, you will need to: Be able to understand and interpret engineering drawings using Inventor / AutoDesk Inventor (or similar 3D CAD software) Work with multi-disciplined teams, Mechanical Designers alongside Production Engineering  to understand and collate requirements and ensure products are designed for Manufacture Use 3D CAD for management of drawings, models & documents Undertake modifications to existing drawings Support the creation of engineering change requests/notes Support with undertaking tolerance analysis of components / assemblies Be part of design reviews, and present working drawings to support the manufacture of the product Skill required as CAD Engineer: Industry experience as a Mechanical Engineer / CAD Engineer, Draftsperson or CAD Technician or similar engineering role Proficiency in 2D & 3D CAD, ideally Autodesk Inventor or SolidWorks, SolidEdge, Catia or similar 3D package   Have an understanding of Engineering system design principles. Please apply via the link or contact Alison Kemp for further details